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Pride Month

Following a short delay while our flag pole was repaired, the Pride flag is now flying in Royal Wootton Bassett……..

Flying the Pride flag for Pride Month – June 2023

At the Full Council Meeting on Thursday 14th July 2022, the Council was asked to approve a request made by Councillors Steve Bucknell and Andrew Matthews to purchase a Pride flag to fly on the High Street flagpole during Pride month, which is in June every year. It was RESOLVED to approve the purchase of a Pride flag and to fly it on the High Street flagpole during Pride month.

The Pride flag that will be flown in Royal Wootton Bassett during the month of June 2023 is the inclusive redesign of the Progress Pride flag, by Valentino Vecchietti. This design includes the pink, white, and blue stripes representing the trans community, brown and black stripes for people of colour in the LGBTQIA+ community, and the yellow and purple to represent those in the intersex community.

This is the first year that Royal Wootton Bassett has flown the Pride flag and, as with the other flags that are flown throughout the year, it is done to show support and solidarity with the community that flag represents.

The choice of the Progress Pride flag, therefore, is purposely reflective of the broad spectrum of identities within the LGBTQIA+ community and is intended to demonstrate support for all those within, and beyond, Royal Wootton Bassett.

The current flagpole contract allows for the Union flag, flag of St George, and the Royal Wootton Bassett Town flag to be flown. The Council was asked to approve that the following flags be added to the schedule within the flagpole contract; Pride flag, Commonwealth flag, Merchant Navy flag, Falklands flag, and Armed Forces flag.

It was RESOLVED to approve the above but to also include the following wording in the contract: “any national flags to show support to a country in conflict”.

Schedule of order of flags to be flown in June;
Thursday 1st June 2023 – Pride flag and Town flag
Saturday 24th June 2023 – Armed Forces flag
Sunday 25th June 2023 – Pride flag and Town flag
Saturday 1st July 2023 – Ukraine flag and Town flag

Photo of Pride and Town Flag flying June 2023

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